GUWAHATI: Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. (IRCTC) has organised exclusive Bharat Darshan Tour package Shri Rampath Yatra to Northern India covering religious places of tourist interest related to Lord Rama. Varanasi – Ayodha – Pryagraj (Allahabad) will be covered in the itinerary. Visit to iconic places with historical and religious importance have been kept in the programme.
On earlier occasions several successful tours have been organized covering places associated with Lord Rama. However, this is the first instance when such a trip is organized from the North Eastern part of the Country to meet the demands of this region.
The special tourist train will originate from Agartala on 23rd February 2021 at evening (tentatively at 16.00 hrs) with stoppages for passenger boarding / de-boarding at Dharmanagar-New Karimganj - Badarpur- Guwahati - New Bongaigaon - New Cooch Behar - New Jalpaiguri – Katihar. Scheduled stoppage at Guwahati for passenger boarding will be on 24th February 2021 at 08.00 hrs tentatively.
The total fare of the 9 days / 8 nights package is Rs. 8,505 per person. The fare for this trip is all inclusive which comprises entire train journey by sleeper class, on-board security guards, all fooding (vegetarian), drinking water, escorts and guides, budget accommodation at the place/s of overnight stay, land transportation arrangements, travel insurance.
All passengers and their luggage will be sanitized before boarding the trains and all parameters related to Covid-19 will be strictly followed. Basic safety gears like mask, sanitizers will be provided to the passengers on the train. As Bharat Darshan train journeys are mostly preferred by the senior citizens, utmost care would be taken for the safety of the passengers with no compromise on sanitization and hygiene, a press release said.